BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas. For a more comprehensive perspective, check theBmoreArt Calendar page, which includes ongoing exhibits and performances, and is updated on a daily basis.

C. Grimaldis Gallery is pleased to begin 2018 with a group exhibition dedicated to collage. In the spirit of experimentation, these works assimilate different artistic practices and movements to form new expressions. Collages, An Exhibitionshowcases the work of seven artists and their unique approaches to a time honored medium.

Several artists in this exhibition found a particular resonance between collage and Abstract Expressionist painting. Esteban Vicente and Lee Hall fluidly translate the language of color field painting to torn and cut paper assemblage. Keith Martin’s masking tape improvisations echo the same layered narratives in his oil paintings, and watercolor collage was so important to Grace Hartigan that she called it a “second expression.”

Incorporating found imagery and material, the collages of Romare Bearden, Jose Manuel Fors and Vivian Fliegel are self-reflective and autobiographical. Bearden’s collage paintings recall memories of Old Harlem and life in the American South, while Fors’s photo-based works are visual records of his family history and cultural identity. Fragmented figures occupy clamorous surroundings in Fliegel’s surreal compositions inspired by everyday life.

Collages, An Exhibition will be on view from January 24 through March 10. An opening reception will take place on Wednesday, January 24 from 6 to 8pm.

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10×10 Exhibition inspired by Jacob Lawrence and Joan Gaither

Opening Reception: January 24: 4-7 PM

Motor House

120 W. North Avenue

Over 200 student and teacher works are on display with 28 Baltimore City Schools represented.

This year Arts Every Day chose Lawrence and Gaither as its featured artists because of their unique perspectives in visualizing history and community traditions. Students and teachers alike have been captivated by how Lawrence invites the viewer into African-American domestic scenes and how Gaither portrays the legacies of people of color in Maryland. Arts Every Day believes in the power of art to build community, provide an avenue for youth expression, and introduce new lessons and concepts in the classroom. The 10×10 exhibit is one of the many ways they uphold this mission.

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) announces a series of winter visiting artist talks that showcase artists and designers working in wide range of fields, including data visualization, fine art, photography, design and more.

Part of MICA’s long-standing tradition of inviting working artists and designers from around the world to speak with students and the local community, the visiting artists scheduled to speak this season represent the diversity of global art, as well as the ways in which art and design influence politics, community activism and media.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more details, visit events.mica.edu.

Alberto Cairo and the Visual Trumpery Tour
Data visualization expert and author Alberto Cairo examines how “fake news,” lies and videotape are fracturing the nation, and exposes the underbelly of national media, politics, corporations and the legal system.

The word “trumpery” means worthless nonsense, something that is showy and deceitful at the same time. Cairo’s non-partisan talk focuses on the visual, examining misleading charts, graphs and data maps designed by individuals and organizations from across the political spectrum. Presented by Open Studies and the master’s program in Information Visualization.

A comedy of manners that spans centuries, Cloud 9 is a smart, satirical look at gender politics and sexual oppression across the ages. Written in 1978, this modern classic offers witty social commentary, controversial casting requirements, and if that weren’t enough, time-travel! Taking us from the corsets of colonial Africa to the sexual liberation of 1970’s England, Churchill’s parody pokes fun at nearly every permutation of human sexuality, and reminds us why the playwright remains a feminist hero and icon today.

Please note that Cloud 9 explores mature themes, contains adult language, sexual content and violence. Cloud 9 may not be suitable for patrons under the age of 18.

**Pretty Boi Drag is a QWOC (queer women of color) produced drag king troupe based in Washington, DC putting on some of DC’s sexiest and most exciting shows with an all-inclusive roster of performers. You can find more information about them and their troupe at prettyboidrag.com.

Rebecca Juliette is the Managing Editor and Administrator of Calls for Entries & the Calendar/ Weekly Picks. She has the heart of the artist and the brain of a librarian. The person who invites her to their party knows that by the end of night their record collection will be alphabetized by category. She studied music at Western Maryland College but somehow ended up with a science degree.

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